function [startTimeList endTimeList] = gettimerange(w)
   %GETTIMERANGE returns the list of start and end times from a waveform array
   %[startTimeList endTimeList] = gettimerange(w)
   
   % AUTHOR: Celso Reyes, Geophysical Institute, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks
   % $Date$
   % $Revision$
   
   %specialized function that doesn't do much, ideal candidate for deprication
   startTimeList = get(w,'start');
   endTimeList = get(w,'end');
end